Jul 29, 2004 18:46
19 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
utilidade pública
Portuguese to English
Marketing
Advertising / Public Relations
Marketing
The context is: Este é mais um serviço de utilidade pública que nossa empresa oferece.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | public service |
Paul Dixon
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| 4 +4 | public utility (service) |
silcastro
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| 5 | public utility |
Gisele Brierley
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| 5 | service |
Bloomfield
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| 3 -1 | of public utility, of public use |
Kunik
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Proposed translations
+4
3 hrs
Paul Dixon
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Brazil
PT/EN Translator - ABRATES Certified
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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4
Portuguese term (edited):
utilidade p�blica
Selected
public service
Another possibility.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
airmailrpl
: -
6 hrs
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| agree |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: this is the correct term..utility is wrong
15 hrs
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| agree |
Bloomfield
: That is another service our company provides to the community.
1 day 20 hrs
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| agree |
Cristina Santos
1 day 23 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I agree. Actually I was told another hint from a friend in USA. "Public Welfare Service". "
-1
2 mins
Portuguese term (edited):
utilidade p�blica
of public utility, of public use
Declined
:/
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Bloomfield
: That is a false cognate in English: public utilities are the companies that provide cities and towns with water, gas, electricity.
2 days 17 mins
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Comment: "I don´t think this fits into context."
3 mins
Gisele Brierley
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Prompt and Professional Translations
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
Portuguese term (edited):
utilidade p�blica
public utility
Declined
just this
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Paulo Conceição
21 mins
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Obrigada Paulo
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| disagree |
Bloomfield
: Please see explanation above. Utilities may also refer to the services themselves. Example: Monthly rent: $1,200, utilities included. [that means water bills, heat, electricity, and gas.]
2 days 24 mins
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+4
4 mins
Portuguese term (edited):
utilidade p�blica
public utility (service)
:)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Paulo Conceição
20 mins
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Obrigada, Paulo.
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| agree |
Sonia Heidemann
33 mins
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Obrigada, Sónia.
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| agree |
isarcat
: I would go with "service" as "public utility" has a very specific meaning
35 mins
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Obrigada, isarcat.
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| agree |
wana
2 hrs
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Obrigada, Wana.
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| neutral |
ROCHA-ROBINSON
: public utility = water/gas/transport/electricity etc....
1 day 3 hrs
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2 days 32 mins
service
That is an additional service our company provides to the community.
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